Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Duncan's $300 Pedicure

We returned from San Francisco (which was amazing, photos coming soon!) late Sunday night to a limping dog. And believe it or not, this is the second time that Duncan has managed to LOSE a toenail. The first time was caused by a groomer, but this time we're not sure how it happened. He did have a little deer-chasing adventure on Saturday, so we think that maybe he snagged it on something in the process. The little guy was in quite a bit of pain, so we took him to the same emergency vet that handled it last time. One hour and 300 bucks later we headed home...

I'll spare you the detailed description, but just imagine what a toe might look like without any toenail at all! The vet said we'll probably need to get an x-ray to make sure the bone itself doesn't get infected, which would neccesitate surgery to remove the toe. Ugh.

(Sidenote: I enjoyed a much cheaper and probably much more pleasant pedicure in the San Francisco Airport before heading home: airport gate-side spas? Genius.)